Where does “*faru” come from?

*faru (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “*faru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfarwōcolour
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “*faru”

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